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    Through his novel I Am Legend, Richard Matheson is conveying the importance of understanding and compassion for others. The protagonist Robert Neville is initially portrayed as a heroic character, but it becomes clear he is actually a "monster" who has become detached and driven by anger. By the end, Matheson reveals that Neville has failed to understand the perspective of the vampires he views as threats. The novel suggests that generalizing or dehumanizing entire groups can lead down a dangerous path, and that true change requires understanding each other on an individual level.

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    Through his novel I Am Legend, Richard Matheson is conveying the importance of understanding and compassion for others. The protagonist Robert Neville is initially portrayed as a heroic character, but it becomes clear he is actually a "monster" who has become detached and driven by anger. By the end, Matheson reveals that Neville has failed to understand the perspective of the vampires he views as threats. The novel suggests that generalizing or dehumanizing entire groups can lead down a dangerous path, and that true change requires understanding each other on an individual level.

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    I Am Legend (RA)

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    Through his novel I Am Legend, Richard Matheson is conveying the importance of understanding and compassion for others. The protagonist Robert Neville is initially portrayed as a heroic character, but it becomes clear he is actually a "monster" who has become detached and driven by anger. By the end, Matheson reveals that Neville has failed to understand the perspective of the vampires he views as threats. The novel suggests that generalizing or dehumanizing entire groups can lead down a dangerous path, and that true change requires understanding each other on an individual level.

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    Duringatimewherehumansbecomevampiresandbacteriadictatesthewayoflife,there

    isnooneyoucanrelyon.InIAmLegendbyRichardMatheson,weareexposedtothevarious
    uncertaintiesandmanipulationsofthehorrorgenre.Inthisnovel,ourprotagonistRobertNeville
    isportrayedastheheroiccharacterwhoisinvincible,butasweprogressthroughoutthestoryit
    isapparentthatheisthemonsterallalong.Thisgraspcomesfromthesyntaxanddictionused
    byMathesonthroughouthiswriting.RobertNevilleissetouttobethecharacterwhois
    sympathizedwithbecauseofhisabilitytorelatewiththeaudience.Towardstheendofthenovel
    MathesonmakesitevidentthatNevilleisanarthorrormonsterestablishedinTheNatureof
    HorrorbyNoelCarrollwhichisastheextraordinarycharacterintheordinaryworldandasa
    threateningandimpurecharacter.Matheson,throughhisnovelistellingthereaderhow
    importantitistobeunderstandingandcompassionateofothers;whetherithastodowith
    monsters,humans,orevenothercountries.
    Message:Matheson,throughhisnovelIAmLegend,istellingthereader

    I. Nevilleasthearthorrormonster
    a. Extraordinarycharacterintheordinaryworld
    b. Threateningandimpure
    II. DogScene
    a. PivotalsceneforNeville
    III. Ruth
    a. ECITW
    b. Threatening?Impure?
    IV. FinalMessage
    HowisMathesonmanipulatingthegenre?
    Scaredofnuclearwarfareandmassextermination
    WhatquestionablethingsisNevilledoing?
    Drivenbyangerandhatred
    Categoricallycontradictory:afterdogscene(livingdead)
    Sciencemakeshimdetachhimselffromemotion
    RuthisamonsterbutshesnotthreateningtoNeville
    Heacceptsruthbutnothiswifeforbeingavampire
    IRONY
    Cortmaniskilledbythenewsocietyandhefeelssympathy
    Ruthshowsanalternativepointofview
    Kissisforgivness/understanding
    Removesthepillsfromherchest/heart(heart/understanding)
    Thereterrifiedofhimhesbecomethemonster
    Realizesheistheproblem
    Modernreception
    Changehastodowithunderstanding
    Embodimentofanindividual
    Wehavetounderstandeachotheroneonone
    Shouldnotgeneralize
    DrivenbyColdWarFear
    U.S.Isolationism
    VampireApocalysme,NatureofHorror,CurrentReceptionfromMatheson
    Increasedviolence,science,sexualstuff
    Drivenbyanger

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